Title: Orphans?
Summary: Avenge Carterson is in the orphanage, so who picks her up?
GERARD: Thank god for the summary. With such a cryptic title, I had no clue what to expect.
FRANK: Five bucks she gets picked up by one of us and falls in love with another.
MIKEY: The potential for squick here is amazing.
Orphans?
I sat up at our dinning hall by myself. I was pulling my sweatshirt over my wrists, before someone touched my shoulder. It was Ms. Granite.
“May I help you?” I asked politely, taking this old woman back.
RAY: Why does this old woman need taking back? Back where? Did she escape a nursing home? Is this a regular occurrence? Why does nobody care? Is she a minor character or a ma—
MIKEY: Oh my god, just shut up. You’re worse than the story!
“Yes. Some one is here to see you.” She said and walked back to the office, I quickly followed her.
“Who?” I asked, she pushed me into a room. A red haired man was sitting, his back from me. I sat next to him, not even glancing. “Hi.” He said, the voice was familiar.
MIKEY: It was… Ron Weasley!
FRANK: Fuck off, it was definitely Chucky.
RAY: Maybe it was Dexter.
MIKEY: Or Archie?
GERARD: I hate you guys.
“Hey.” I said, staring at the wall. Ms. Rose looked at me.
RAY: I though she was called Ms. Granite.
FRANK: Maybe she’s Ms. Granite Rose? Sounds kinda poetic.
I turned towards the guy. My eyes went wide, happiness snuck through.
“I’m Gerard.” He said sticking his hand out, I shook it.
“Avenge.” I said, and gave him a faint smiled. Ms. Rose got up; she left us here to get to know each other.
GERARD: … she’s called Avenge. Oh, that’s even worse than Secret.
FRANK: AVENGE THIS ATROCITY!
MIKEY: You’re the one who named your sprog Bandit, Gerard. You can’t talk.
“So, tell me about Avenge!” He said, he sounded exited.
RAY: I’d have exited too, at that point.
I shook my head. He smiled.
“Come on, by the way you’re blushing, you know who I am, or you like me.” He said flirtatiously, so I hugged him.
FRANK: ‘Flirtatiously’?
GERARD: … it’s bad when you freak yourself out, right?
MIKEY: Dude, that’s your future daughter. Keep it in your pants!
“Yes! Mr. Way, I know who you are!” I said, he smiled. I let him go.
“So, what do you like?” I smiled at the question.
“A lot that I can’t have. Hmm. I love, The Smashing Pumpkins, Astro Zombie by the Misfits, Mushroom head, Mcr, Msi, leather Mouth, Pencey Prep, hmmm…” I zoned out, I was brought back from my world by Gerard giggling.
GERARD: Because she just listed off every cliché band to like in an MCR fanfiction ever. And only ‘Astro Zombies’ by the Misfits? What about the rest of their stuff?
FRANK: They have OTHER stuff we haven’t covered?
“Oh! I like playing my guitar. I know some Fray, MSI, Cancer, and the American Rejects!” I said, he smiled.
“Okay. How’s life here?” He asked. I cringed.
“Here? I would rather be dead, but they have special counseling I had to go to. They think I’m perfect now.” I said, I looked away. “I shouldn’t have said that, you must think I’m a freak!”
FRANK: I certainly do.
GERARD: Ssh, that’s my future daughter you’re insulting!
II said and closed my eyes, there was a hand on my shoulder, I opened my eyes, and he smiled.
“Ms.Rose?” He called out. “I think she is coming home to my family.” He said. I jumped into his arms, but I NEVER let my hoodie up, and I never will.
GERARD: … that’s not how adoption works.
The drive back was fine, then we got out of the car. I grabbed my bag and old guitar case. Then we walked in, he smiled, someone came around the corner.
GERARD: … that’s REALLY not how it works.
A short guy, with hundreds of tats… “Hey there sweetie.” He said, I hugged him. Gerard smiled. “I’m Frank.” He said, I smiled. “She knows us huh?” He asked Gerard, he nodded, Frank smiled. He grasped my guitar case. “Come on!” He said excitedly, and started walking. I followed him until we were in the family room. Then there were squeals and 3 little toddlers ran up.
GERARD: Wait, Frank, you’re living with us? Can’t you afford your own fucking place, you freeloader?
“You must be Bandit. You have hazel eyes. And you two should be Cherry and Lilly! You take after Frank and Jamia!” I squealed picking each one up.
FRANK: Leave my babies out of this!
“Sissy?” Bandit said, I smiled and looked at Gerard, he smiled, and I crouched until I was at her height.
FRANK: It’s nice to see you teaching your daughter effeminate slurs, Gerard.
MIKEY: I think she means sister.
FRANK: Oh. Wait, does she ask every new person if they’re her sister? Like, ‘Sissy!’ ‘No, Bandit, that’s a dog.’
“Sissy!” I said and she hugged me. I was…happy.
Then something happened, Frank screamed. There was a spider by him, I ran over and stomped on it, Frank stayed there a second. Lilly went up to it and picked it up, Frank was frozen so I took it from her. I lifted her up. “Come ion Lilly, let’s see if your dad is going to be a statue.!” I poked him, he got out of a trance. I handed him Lilly.
FRANK: … I have no words.
MIKEY: Bandit says you’re a sissy.
The bassist if MSI ran in. “I herd Frank scream! Who took his skittles?” She eyed the little ones, I giggled.
GERARD: Her name’s Lyn-Z. My wife’s name is Lyn-Z.
“Spider!” Frank said, Lyn- nodded.
GERARD: LYN-FUCKING-Z.
RAY: Lyn’s fucking who now?
“Now who is the teenager in my front room?” She said, Gerard smiled.
“This is your new daughter!” He said.
FRANK: Gerard, that’s not how you bring up the topic of adoption with your wife.
MIKEY: This story is treating adoption like something you do on a whim. ‘Oh, I need some milk and bread… might as well pick up a sixteen-year-old kid whilst I’m out! I’m sure my wife and child will understand!’
She squealed and hugged me, and then there were more footsteps. Mikey came around the other corner.
“Gerard? You home?” He said, then saw me. “Oh hello?” He said, confused.
MIKEY: Confused because… well, when did I start living with you idiots as well?
Gerard giggled. “You’re an uncle Mikes!” He cheered,
MIKEY: I already was though…
Mikey swept me up and spun me around. I shrieked and giggled. “He gets exited, lets just say, he held bandit before me.” Gerard said, Mikey stuck his tongue out.
“You passed out!” He said defensibly, Gerard blushed. I giggled, and realized I was still in Mikey’s arms. I squeezed him harder and let go. He smiled, Ray walked in, “FRANK! WHY DID- Oh hey.” He said smiling.
RAY: Are we all living together like some kind of cult?
FRANK: Dibs on the master bedroom!
I giggled again, “Hi Ray, how do you do?” I said in a British voice,
RAY: The British have thousands of regional accents. Which one?
FRANK: Obviously cockney, china plate! Would you Adam and Eve it?
RAY: I’ll put my knee in your cock in a minute if you don’t shut up, Frank.
he laughed and hugged me. I hugged back, and then there was a squeal and 4 arms wrapped around me. Frank giggled.
“Baby, you’re suffocating her!” He said laughing. They un latched and I hugged Jamia, then hugged Alicia. I saw someone in Ray’s arms, she hugged me. Christa was strong. I smiled.
GERARD: Wives! What is this fuckery? Aren’t we meant to be screwing each other?
FRANK: Somebody’s eager.
GERARD: I’m just saying!
“Come on, let’s go find you a room, we have attic, or basement.” Gerard said, I smile.
“The attic is fine.” I said, I love attics. I walked in, it was perfect, I had the whole top to myself.
They left me to put my stuff away, and then we were going to eat dinner. I sat by Frank, Frank smiled and we started eating.
Half way I moved my arm and my sleeve pulled up, Frank hit my knee with his and pulled it down. I glanced over, he was scowling, and was eating carefully. I was barely eating. He slipped a hand into mine, which was resting near me thigh.
GERARD: Frank, stop molesting my daughter.
FRANK: Hey, I’m just being friendly!
After dinner, I said I was going to bed. 5 minutes after I got there, Frank knocked. I let him in.
“Please take the hoodies off?” He asked, pleading with his eyes.
FRANK: … very friendly, apparently.
I backed away some, and shook my head. He peeled his hoodies off, that’s all he was wearing. He had scars all over his arms, they got deeper as they went up. He looked away, some where open…
FRANK: Like your momma’s legs! BOOM!
MIKEY: Frank, stop it.
FRANK: That’s NOT what she said!
“Frank. Please tell me why, this is what you want stopped.” I said. I was worried.
“I scratch at them.” He said, still not looking at me. I shook my head, that’s a lie.
He sighed, “There isn’t a reason, it’s an addiction. Now, your turn.” He said moving closer. He reached for my hoodies, when Gerard walked in.
GERARD: Because I obviously have something extremely important to get from my new daughter’s attic bedroom, right?
“The fuck?!” He yelled, Frank yanked my hoodie up anyway. Doesn’t it matter he thinks frank’s trying to get in my pants.
FRANK: Actually, that KIND OF DOES MATTER.
Gerard grabbed him; frank shoved him out the door, locking it. Scars ran up all the way down my arms. I lifted my shirt a couple inches, there were some there to. So, I was wearing a tank, and some blue jeans. Gerard was pounding on the door. Frank carefully ran his hands over the new ones, now others were out there.
“Frank is fucking my daughter!?” Lyn-z yelled, I shrieked.
FRANK: FRIENDLY. I’M JUST BEING FRIENDLY.
“NO HE IS NOT!” Me and Frank yelled, there was more banging.
MIKEY: Of sixteen-year-olds.
“Then let me in Iero!” Gerard yelled through the door, Frank through me his sweatshirt, I put it on, Frank opened the door. There was yelling, Jamia was crying, Lyn-z tried to talk to me. I ignored her, I ran to the bathroom.
RAY: I feel like somebody stole a period there. Or maybe a semi-colon.
I sat on the edge of the tub, when I herd Frank screaming to get off him, or get me.
FRANK: Or get me off.
There was banging on the door. “LET ME IN! HUN! DO NOT CUT! PLEASE!” Frank begged through the door, but I already made a line, and was going to do another when the door was knocked in, Frank stood there for about a second before he ran to me, He grasped me over my cuts “OH FUCK!” I yelled, he led me too his room,
FRANK: Which is the master bedroom, I hope. I called dibs!
the others watching in amazement, he told me to grasp the cuts tightly, I did. He rummaged through some stuff, and then pulled out some bandages. He bandaged it up quickly. Kind of like an expert. I watched as he ran water over each cut, and then led me to the bathroom.
GERARD: Dude, you bandaged them and then washed them? And you managed to wash them before going into the bathroom?
FRANK: I think that’s something else to add to my repertoire of super-powers.
RAY: I’m not sure what kind of ‘expert’ he is but it’s certainly not in first-aid.
He sat me on the side of the tub and lightly lifted my shirt a couple inches and did the same.
“You’re so skinny Avenge…” He said looking into my eyes. My throat went dry.
I croaked out “Sorry” to everyone and ran to my room. I didn’t tell him why, and I didn’t care too. I jumped on my bed and fell asleep crying. I wished I could just disappear.
When I got up, I packed my bags. They were going to send me back. Why wouldn’t they.
GERARD: … um. Can you even send kids you’ve adopted back like that? Isn’t there some kind of paperwork involved?
MIKEY: Don’t be silly, bro. Kids are like clothes – full refunds if you return them undamaged within thirty days!
GERARD: I wish I’d known that when you were born.
Someone walked in. “Hun, why are you packing?” Mikey asked. I cringed at his voice.
GERARD: It is rather annoying.
MIKEY: Hey!
He shut the door, and locked it. I sat on my bed. He sat with me.
“Avenge, you can’t ignore me.” He said, I ignored him.
FRANK: Ooh, you rebel, Avenge!
Then something weird happened, he tickled me.
I fell over onto my bed, he tickled my sides.
“OKAY I’ll talk!” I said, he stopped.
GERARD: I give you Michael James Way, master of tickle torture!
I sat against the wall. He got closer to me. I sighed and lay against his chest.
“Gerard, he’s going to send me back.” I whispered. I whispered to Mikey.
RAY: Department of redundancy department. How may I help in helping you today?
He shook my head.
MIKEY: … I shook HER head?
FRANK: You’re a wizard, Mikey!
“Why would he do that?” He asked.
“Because I am a freak and-“ Mikey cut us off.
“He’s a freak too.
FRANK: True.
GERARD: Hey!
He cut too. He felt like nothing too. He knows how you feel, why would he give up? We all felt like that, even Ray did! But we didn’t give up. Frank sure hasn’t! Gerard was scared when he thought you and Frank were together, he was relieved when he saw Frank help.” Mikey said playing with my hair, I was still laying in his chest.
MIKEY: Wait, IN my chest?
FRANK: Gross.
RAY: That’s kind of taking ‘keeping someone close to your heart’ to a whole other level, huh?
“Thanks” I said and started unpacking again, he nodded and left. I walked down at lunch. Eyes were on me as I walked to the cupboards and grabbed a cup, I got a glass of water and walked away, they probably were staring at the bandages that Frank wrapped me in. They were thin, and there was blood on them. Only Frank saw the ones on my stomach, but he didn’t see the ones on my thighs or legs. Worst thing is, they have a pool, and it’s summer.
FRANK: My soul is crying. Please tell me there’s no more of this.
GERARD: Not much, don’t worry.
FRANK: Oh thank god. How many chapters?
GERARD: … fourteen.
FRANK: My soul has now curled up into a foetal position and is banging its head against the wall repeatedly. Thanks a lot, Gerard.